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THE YELL VOL. 21, NO. 1 FALL, 1976 Ham Hall Masters Series Sold Out portions by Leigh Anne Morejon New Concert Hall to Open at UNLV Oct 18 The first major musical series scheduled for the soon-to-be-comleted Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV will be sold out two months before its opening and -first concert date on Oct. 18th. Charles Vanda, director of programming for the 2,000-seat hall, said the books closed this week on general sales for the Master Series, a seven-concert season which will include performances by famed violinist Isaac Stern and Eugene Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra. "1 would call it one of the greatest success stories of cultural endeavor in the city of Las Vegas," Vanda stated. "Of course, the Master Series is only a part of the schedule for the hall's first year. There will be dance, opera, choral and instrumental performances of every description, for which thousands of seat will be available." The season sellout of the $4.2 million hall indicates that many more cultural activities will be coming to the city, according to UNLV President Donald H. Baepler."I am proud that we were not only »ble to present such an exiting new cultural dimension to Las Vegas," Baepler commented, "but that the community hat responded so enthusiastically."He said the university did not HAM HALL F Grade Reinstated by Darla Anderson rhe reinstating of failing (F) grade, which was approved by the Board of Regents last April 2, will go into effect beginning this semester. Eliminating the grade of N (no credit), the F grade will be computed into a student's grade point average and will lower it. That is, a student will not get the credits for the class he has received tne F in, but there will be grade points subtracted rather than added to the total of his other classes, so his overall grade point average will be lowered. Under the new system when one receives an F his GPA will receive minus points. The new system works like this; a student receives four points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, one minus point for a D, and two minus points for an F. For a three credit class an F would give you six minus points, a D would give you three. Under these conditions, if you enrolled in three credit course*, a P.E. one credit course, and a five credit foreign language course, and were to fail the language course (minus 10 points) and receive A's in all your other courses, your GPA would only be 2.0 (C) for four A's and only one F. If you got all B's and one F your CPA would be paultry 1.03 (a solid D) and you would be placed on academic probation. Obviously it is very unwise to get either a D or anF. A majority of the students supported the Regents move in reinstating the F grade, if the results of a Yell poll are correct. Eighty per cent of the students who replied, thought the F grade beneficial to their education. The overall feeling was the return of F will weed out the students who don't belong here. Also approved at this meeting was a change concerning withdrawal grades. If a student withdraws from a class before the end of the eighth week of a semester, neither the course nor the grade will appear on the student's record. However, if there is a withdrawal after the eighth week and before final exam week, either a WP (withdrew passing) or a WF (withdrew failing) will be recorded in the CSUN Student Fees: Where Your Money Goes The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN) recently released their budget for the 76-77 school year. The money, which will be used to finance activities, The Yell newspaper, the Day Care Center, and to run their own offices, will come from a fourteen dollar per semester fee assesed each full time student. In addition to the $14 CSUN fee, each student will be required to pay a fee of two dollars per credit hour which will be used to finance the student union building. All of this money is under student control. The budget was drawn up by CSUN president, Dan Russell who was elected in a student body election held last April. Assisting Russell in dividing up the funds was Jim Dropp of the UNLV Controller's office. The budget was then approved by the CSUN senate and the Board of Regents. Many of the CSUN accounts received less money for this school year than last due to the high cost of the UNLV radio station, scheduled to go on the air in January. The station took thirty thousand dollars from this year's budget, with an additional twenty thousand coming from the student union fund. This money will be added to money set aside from last year's budget <$20,000), and money from the Clark County Community College ($30,000), for a tdtal cost of one hundred thousand dollars. The station will be constructed in the student union building on the second floor in what is now the conference room. The station will be non-commerical, funded entirely by the students of both schools. The biggest single item on the budget are those funds set aside for activities which include money for movies, lectures, festivals, dances, and other activities. This is less than last year by some twenty thousand dollars. As a consequence of this cut, students will be paying slightly more for their activities this year. For example, movies which cost 25 cents for full-time students, 50 for part-time students and a dollar and a quarter for non-students, will cost 50 cents for full-time students and all others will pay the full price of $1.75. There will be a similar increase for other events. Also receiving a lion's share of student money was the account "General Expense," which will receive forty thousand dollars when all the fees are paid. This money will be used to pay the student body officers, and the CSUN senate. Other expenses which come out of this fund are the president's secretary's salary, and travel expenses, office supplies, any other small items. This is the only account which was increased this year. The Yell received twenty-two thousand dollars for the year, the same as last year. This will cover the cost of printing the paper and renting two type-setting machines. All other expenses have to be paid for out of ad revenue. The Day Care Center which was involved in a heated controversy over funds last year, will have the same budget for the coming year. Five thousand dollars will be placed in their account with the remainder of their expenses to come from charges to the students. This is the highest outlay of money per student, as only 75 students take advantage of the day care services. There are two other accounts which have money on hand awaiting some purpose. One is "Matching Funds," an account of $3,000 which is available to campus organizations that sponsor events for the entire student body. For instance, the "Octoberfest," which is sponsored by the Hotel Association, will receive funds to pay for half the costs of that event. The final account is "Contingency" which is the catch-all slush fund: money set aside to rescur< any of the accounts which should over-expend themselves. This account has $14,000 in it. The total expected CSUN revenue is $154,000, with an additional $36,000 expected to be produced by the revenue-making accounts. The Union Board, which is also mostly student controlled, has a totally separate account. Their yearly intake is around a quarter of a million dollars, which is allocated to paying off the cost of constructing the building, power, providing managers and custodians, and services (outdoor recreation, nurse, stamps, etc.). The Union also rents out space to the Book Store and to Saga Food Corporation, which provide more services and bring in additional revenue. The Union Board operates with excess revenue every year and, as a result, has accumulated over three hundred thousand dollars in savings accounts. This money is being earmarked for another student union building when the UNLV student body outgrows the present structure. The Union Board is made up of the student chairman, the student body vice-president, one student senator, two students at large, one alumni member, one faculty member and one administration member. There is also an architectural advisor. This is how student leaders spend over $500,000 of student money, providing services and activities to the student body. Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS IfflffllClll AHouseofßock GoWrnmentLeedeW FOOtMI

THE YELL VOL. 21, NO. 1 FALL, 1976 Ham Hall Masters Series Sold Out portions by Leigh Anne Morejon New Concert Hall to Open at UNLV Oct 18 The first major musical series scheduled for the soon-to-be-comleted Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall at UNLV will be sold out two months before its opening and -first concert date on Oct. 18th. Charles Vanda, director of programming for the 2,000-seat hall, said the books closed this week on general sales for the Master Series, a seven-concert season which will include performances by famed violinist Isaac Stern and Eugene Ormandy's Philadelphia Orchestra. "1 would call it one of the greatest success stories of cultural endeavor in the city of Las Vegas," Vanda stated. "Of course, the Master Series is only a part of the schedule for the hall's first year. There will be dance, opera, choral and instrumental performances of every description, for which thousands of seat will be available." The season sellout of the $4.2 million hall indicates that many more cultural activities will be coming to the city, according to UNLV President Donald H. Baepler."I am proud that we were not only »ble to present such an exiting new cultural dimension to Las Vegas," Baepler commented, "but that the community hat responded so enthusiastically."He said the university did not HAM HALL F Grade Reinstated by Darla Anderson rhe reinstating of failing (F) grade, which was approved by the Board of Regents last April 2, will go into effect beginning this semester. Eliminating the grade of N (no credit), the F grade will be computed into a student's grade point average and will lower it. That is, a student will not get the credits for the class he has received tne F in, but there will be grade points subtracted rather than added to the total of his other classes, so his overall grade point average will be lowered. Under the new system when one receives an F his GPA will receive minus points. The new system works like this; a student receives four points for an A, three points for a B, two points for a C, one minus point for a D, and two minus points for an F. For a three credit class an F would give you six minus points, a D would give you three. Under these conditions, if you enrolled in three credit course*, a P.E. one credit course, and a five credit foreign language course, and were to fail the language course (minus 10 points) and receive A's in all your other courses, your GPA would only be 2.0 (C) for four A's and only one F. If you got all B's and one F your CPA would be paultry 1.03 (a solid D) and you would be placed on academic probation. Obviously it is very unwise to get either a D or anF. A majority of the students supported the Regents move in reinstating the F grade, if the results of a Yell poll are correct. Eighty per cent of the students who replied, thought the F grade beneficial to their education. The overall feeling was the return of F will weed out the students who don't belong here. Also approved at this meeting was a change concerning withdrawal grades. If a student withdraws from a class before the end of the eighth week of a semester, neither the course nor the grade will appear on the student's record. However, if there is a withdrawal after the eighth week and before final exam week, either a WP (withdrew passing) or a WF (withdrew failing) will be recorded in the CSUN Student Fees: Where Your Money Goes The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN) recently released their budget for the 76-77 school year. The money, which will be used to finance activities, The Yell newspaper, the Day Care Center, and to run their own offices, will come from a fourteen dollar per semester fee assesed each full time student. In addition to the $14 CSUN fee, each student will be required to pay a fee of two dollars per credit hour which will be used to finance the student union building. All of this money is under student control. The budget was drawn up by CSUN president, Dan Russell who was elected in a student body election held last April. Assisting Russell in dividing up the funds was Jim Dropp of the UNLV Controller's office. The budget was then approved by the CSUN senate and the Board of Regents. Many of the CSUN accounts received less money for this school year than last due to the high cost of the UNLV radio station, scheduled to go on the air in January. The station took thirty thousand dollars from this year's budget, with an additional twenty thousand coming from the student union fund. This money will be added to money set aside from last year's budget